Germany Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Staatsoper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Schiller Theater, Berlin, 13.11.2015 (JMI)
A Marriage of Figaro in Berlin that Succeeds on all Fronts for Flimm and Dudamel
José Irurzun
Schwab’s Don Giovanni Reappears on the Berlin Stage, Marred by Some Fundamental Problems
Germany Mozart: Don Giovanni: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Cohen (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.11.2015. (JMI)
Terry Gilliam’s Benvenuto Cellini Triumphs at the Liceu
Spain Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.11.2015 (JMI)
Wookyung Kim is a Great Success in Frankfurt’s Don Carlo
Germany Verdi, Don Carlo: Frankfurt Orchestra and Chorus, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 7.11.2015. (JMI)
Frankfurt Stages a Splendid Revival of Korngold’s Moving Die Tote Stadt
Germany Korngold: Die Tote Stadt: Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Björn Huestege (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 6.11.2015. (JMI)
A Superb Production of a Glinka Rarity
Germany Glinka: Ivan Susanin, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 5.11.2015 (JMI)
Julianna Di Giacomo Triumphs in Seville’s Otello
Spain Verdi: Otello: Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of the Association of Friends of the Teatro de la Maestranza, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 3.11.2015. (JMI)
An Often-Mystifying Production of Alcina Arrives in Madrid
Spain Handel: Alcina, Teatro Real Orchestra, Christopher Moulds (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1 & 2. 11. 2015 (JMI)
